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raynerd:
Other than the slightly mind blowing cost of these things, has anyone any positive or negative experience with PVC hammer together locking floor tiles? I was lookin at something like the 7mm tiles - there are a few companies doing a slightly less pretty recycled version working out at about £15 per square meter, rather than the normal £25 for non-recycled stuff.

John Rudd:
Chris,
You seen these?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Interlocking-Vinyl-Floor-Tiles-Flooring-Heavy-Duty-Gym-Garage-Schools-Workshop-/200998234083?pt=UK_Flooring&var=&hash=item2ecc6da7e3

While I was watching aeroplanes at Reno last week, I checked out the hangars, seems they were using floor tiles on the floor, looked cool to me.....

About £9 a metre if my maths is right....

raynerd:
Yea I have but I`m a little concerned by them. If you look around the various forums, especially the car forums, they mention these tiles that are quite thick at 14mm! yet cheap at only about £3 a tile. The issue is they are apparently spungy and not solid and rigid like the 7mm more expensive tiles.
My intention was to tile the full empty floor and mount everything on them. That way it would give me one fully covered floor. It does seem a heck of a price though for the other ones.  :coffee:

awemawson:
Chris,

I've screwed and plugged 18 mm OSB 3 sheets on my workshop floor then painted it with floor paint. Stands up very well to machines and is easy to sweep swarf up from and is cheap. Every now and again I touch a bit up with more floor paint (especially under my desk)

OSB3 is the variety of this sheeting that is damp resistant - don't use OSB1 or OSB2

DMIOM:
Chris,

Alternatively you might want to consider a solid floor (be it OSB or concrete) and then use rubber matting where you're standing. I've got a number of the 5' x 3' mats from Allendale* in front of my machines and they're a real treat under the feet, and can be easily rolled-up or lifted for sweeping if required. 

* First one on this page (usual disclaimer - no connection other than satisfied customer).

Dave

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